2016黄冈高三调研考试
The National Tom Sawyer Days festival started in 1956 and is celebrated every year. The festival gathers many local Tom fans or some other fans from all over the world.
This year, the festival takes place from June 30th to July 4th in Mark Twain' s boyhood home of Hannibal, Missouri. _____36____ . The fence painting contest will obviously bring back memories of Tom Sawyer' s famous whitewashing incident. Boys from place to place aged 10-13 will dress up as Tom, because the costume is one of the 3 standards for evaluation. ____37____.
The frog jumping contest was created with Mark Twain' s short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Count.. The Tom and Becky Relay and Tomboy Sawyer Contest are also fun ways to get into the spirit of Mark Twain' s characters.
____38_____ . The Samuel L. Clemens Arts & Crafts festival is a favorite among many who enjoy shopping for handmade products. The Car Cruise-In is a chance for car-lovers, as well as bicycle-lovers to see some wonderfully decorated vehicles. The Tricycle Tournament, Mighty \ages and are creative ways to have some fun on wheels of all kinds.
___39___ ,you and your kids will always find something interesting to do. A carnival as well as musical entertainment will also run throughout the weekend. _______40_______.
A. For a complete list of activities scheduled, visit National Tom Sawyer Days online B. The other two decisive factors are the speed and the quality of painting the fence C. There is another interesting and competitive events Tom and Becky contest, which is open only to high school students in Hannibal. D. Although Adventures of Tom Sawyer's story is fictional, it is in real life to bring a lot of fun. E. In addition, there are plenty of other activities that the whole family can enjoy F. This fun-filled festival includes many activities that were inspired by Twain' s books G. With these and many other fun activities at the National Tom Sawyer Days festival 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从40～60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It 41 _ our happiness when we are cheerful, and lessens our 42 when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so 43 that for the time being we forget our 44 .
Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us 45 . With a good book in our hands we will never be 46 . Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely 47 , they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may 48 us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present 49 types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes 50 us, but the friends we make in books will always respect us. By turning the pages we can 51 them without any fear of hurting their feelings. When our human friends 52 us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement. One of the most valuable gifts from books is 53 . Few of us can travel far from home, 54 all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. When we wish to 55__ from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when 56 else can. To travel by book we don t have to 57 and save a lot of money. Through books we may get the thrill of adventure without 58 We can climb high mountains or cross the hot sands of the desert. 59 , through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The 60 0f our literary experiences are almost unlimited.
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41. A. achieves B. reduces C. increases D. threatens 42. A. duties B. sorrows C. chances D. diseases 43. A. completely B. naturally C. frequently D. desperately 44. A. performances B. prejudices C. responsibilities D. surroundings 45. A. agreement B. treatment C. enjoyment D. judgement 46. A. lonely B. lazy C. tired D. guilty 47. A. average B. imaginary C. typical D. fortunate 48. A. greet B. shock C. worry D. delight 49. A. uncertain B. unpractical C. unfamiliar D. unnecessary 50. A. make fun of B. take care of C. catch sight of D. pay attention to 51. A. order B. control C. believe D. ignore 52. A. challenge B. abandon C. understand D. persuade 53. A. pleasure B. knowledge C. experience D. success 54. A. but B. or C. if D. so 55. A. return B. recover C. graduate D. escape 56. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something 57. A. pay B. stop C. guess D. race 58. A. reason B. evidence C. danger D. instruction 59. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Anyway 60. A. purposes B. possibilities C. directions D. suggestions
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为61～70的相应位置上。
My six-year-old granddaughter stares at me as if she is seeing me ___61___ the first time. \an antique, because you are old,\she says. I explain, \antique is not only just old; it's an object ___62___(belong) to earlier times. Antiques are valuable.\
We look around the house for antiques. There is a large desk that ___63___ (hand) down from an aunt to our family. \Jenny__65__(get)older, I might also tell her that whenever I look at the desk or touch it, I am reminded of the aunt who was dear to me. I remember myself as a little girl standing against this antique, ___66___(listen) to one of her stories. Our tour of antiques continues. There is a picture on the wall, ___67___ dates from 1867, and it is not in very good condition. There is a vase on the floor. I'm not certain where it came from, ___68___ I didn’t buy it new. \one thing about antiques,\
For a moment Jenny looks ___69___(thought). \face brightens. \
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）
As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher. Not only can interest drive us to learn happy but also make our
learning efficient.
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Take myself for example. I used to be weak English. One day in Senior Grade 1, I happen to see an English movie named Speed. It was such interesting that I watched it again and again. Surprisingly, I didn’t feel English so bored or difficult any more. From then on, I fell in love with English, watching English movies and read English novels every week. Naturally, I made a rapid progress in English. For only one year, my English became the best in my class. Now, when it comes to English, I always feel confident about me.
In a word, interest is the key to success. Who is interested in something is sure to do it well.
笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是张华，班里从美国转来一名同学Mike，他无法理解同学们经常谈论的“网络交友”，感到很苦恼。请根据下列要点用英语给他写封信，信中须包括：
1.帮他分析网络交友的利弊; 2.指出解决网络欺骗的方法。
注意：1. 词数120左右。信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； Dear Mike，
I’m sorry to know that you feel confused about making friends on line at your new class.
____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Best regards， Yours truly， Zhang Hua
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黄冈市2016届高三年级调研考试英 语 答 案 及 详 解
第一部分： 1-5 AABAA 6-10 CACBC 11-15 BAABB 16-20 CCAAC
第二部分： 21-24 BCDA 25-28 BCAA 29-32 BABC 33-35 DCC 36-40 FBEGA 第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节 完形填空41-45 CBADC 46-50ABDCA 51-55 DBCAD 56-60 BACDB 第二节 语法填空 【短文大意】
作者介绍了自己给孙女Jenny解释古董的含义的故事。Jenny的天真可爱和作者对孙女的疼爱之情跃然纸上。
【答案解析】
61. for 按照上文，好像孙女是第一次看见我。
62. belonging 此处用动词的-ing形式作定语，相当于一个定语从句。 63. was handed 桌子是从上一辈人手上传过来的。 64. polished 此处用过去分词做宾补。
65. gets 时间状语从句中，主句用将来时，从句用一般现在时。 66. listening 用动词-ing形式表示伴随动作。
67. which 考查非限定性定语从句，先行词为物，关系代词用which。 68. and / but 上下文应该是一种并列或者转折关系。 69. thoughtful 连系动词look后面接形容词，作表语。 70. her
第四部分 写作 第一节短文改错
第二句中 happy改为happily。 第四句中 week后加in。
第五句中 happen改为happened。 第六句中 such改为so。 第七句中bored改为boring。
第八句中watching改为watched，或者 read改为reading。。 第九句中made后面的a去掉。
第十句句中For改为In或者Within；或者After。 第十二句中 me改为myself。 第十三句中Who改为Whoever。
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